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        • Lawsuits Brought by Plaintiffs Aligned with Industry Interests

22 Cases found

Energy Policy Advocates v. U.S. Department of State

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 11/03/2019 ]
Description: Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking records from the U.S. Department of State concerning its analysis of whether the 2015 Paris Agreement constituted a treaty.
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Competitive Enterprise Institute v. U.S. Department of State

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 02/07/2018 ]
Description: Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking Department of State records regarding international climate change negotiations.
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Institute for Energy Research v. U.S. Department of the Treasury

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 07/17/2018 ]
Description: Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking to compel the Department of the Treasure to respond to request for correspondence regarding climate change financial disclosures.
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Competitive Enterprise Institute v. U.S. Department of State

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Plaintiffs' motion for partial summary judgment denied and defendant's motion for partial summary judgment granted. [ 09/15/2020 ]
Description: Action to compel production of U.S. Department of State officials' correspondence regarding climate negotiations.
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Competitive Enterprise Institute v. U.S. Department of State

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 11/13/2017 ]
Description: Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed against the Department of State seeking correspondence of two employees' regarding the Paris Agreement.
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Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Commerce

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Department of Commerce's renewed motion for summary judgment granted. [ 11/25/2020 ]
Description: Freedom of Information Act lawsuit to compel disclosure of communications between a NOAA climate scientist and the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy during the Obama administration.
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Energy & Environment Legal Institute v. United States Department of State

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 02/27/2017 ]
Description: Action to compel disclosure of State Department communications regarding climate change negotiations with China
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Western Energy Alliance v. Jewell

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: 10th Cir.
Status: Opinion issued reversing denial of conservation groups' motion to intervene. [ 12/18/2017 ]
Description: Action to compel Bureau of Land Management to hold quarterly oil and gas lease sales for public lands.
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Competitive Enterprise Institute v. United States Department of State

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: E.D. Va.
Status: Memorandum opinion issued on redactions in disclosed documents. [ 12/01/2016 ]
Description: Action to compel disclosure of documents related to United States' international climate negotiations.
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Energy & Environment Legal Institute v. U.S. Department of State

Filing Date: 2015
Court/Admin Entity: E.D. Va.
Status: Case dismissed. [ 08/28/2017 ]
Description: Action to compel disclosure of State Department employee correspondence regarding international climate negotiations.
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Energy & Environment Legal Institute v. United States Securities & Exchange Commission

Filing Date: 2015
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 02/12/2015 ]
Description: Action to compel the SEC to disclose records of communications with investor-activist group Ceres and the New York Attorney General.
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Competitive Enterprise Institute v. EPA

Filing Date: 2015
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 04/01/2015 ]
Description: Action seeking production of correspondence between EPA and members of Congress regarding legislators’ inquiries into funding for climate research.
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Judicial Watch, Inc. v. United States Department of Commerce

Filing Date: 2015
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Defendant's motion for summary judgment granted. [ 08/21/2017 ]
Description: Action to compel production of NOAA documents concerning climate data and related records in connection with congressional subpoena.
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Competitive Enterprise Institute v. U.S. National Security Agency

Filing Date: 2014
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Summary judgment for defendants. [ 01/13/2015 ]
Description: Action seeking production of metadata for personal e-mail, text messaging, and phone accounts of EPA administrators.
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Competitive Enterprise Institute v. EPA

Filing Date: 2013
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 03/28/2013 ]
Description: Action seeking production of instant message communications to and from EPA officials.
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Competitive Enterprise Institute v. U.S. Treasury

Filing Date: 2012
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 11/13/2012 ]
Description: Sought emails from U.S. Treasury concerning the proposal of a carbon tax.
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Landmark Legal Foundation v. EPA

Filing Date: 2012
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Sanctions denied. [ 03/02/2015 ]
Description: Action to compel EPA to respond to request for documents relating to environmental regulations that plaintiff believed were improperly delayed for political reasons.
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Competitive Enterprise Institute v. EPA

Filing Date: 2012
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: EPA mot. for summ. j. granted in part, denied in part. [ 01/29/2014 ]
Description: Action seeking nonpublic emails from EPA officials concerning its “campaign against coal-fired power.”
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American Tradition Institute v. NASA

Filing Date: 2011
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Stipulation filed resolving attorney's fees issue. [ 02/18/2012 ]
Description: Lawsuit seeking records of James Hansen pertaining to his outside employment and revenue generation.
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Reyes v. EPA

Filing Date: 2010
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Memorandum opinion issued granting summary judgment to EPA. [ 06/13/2014 ]
Description: Action by Utah attorney general seeking documents concerning EPA’s endangerment finding.
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